Lost Empire: A Fargo Adventure
Written by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood
Narrated by Scott Brick
3.5/5
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Husband-and-wife treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo run afoul of a dictator who uses false facts about Aztec history to further his claim to power in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could destroy the party utterly.
Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, the Fargos and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt-but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death.
Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler (1931–2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT®, THE NUMA FILES®, THE OREGON FILES ®, AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE ®, A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE ®, and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE ®. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, The Sea Hunters, and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine Hunley.
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Reviews for Lost Empire
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story is about a lost Confederate ship--the captain may have found the origins of the Aztec people. The main characters are the husband and wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo. Their quest takes them all over the world; some parts of it carry no interest for me and I could not identify with it. Action abounds--just as it seems our heroes are doomed, they get out of that scrape and into another. Tedious sometimes, as strange as that may seem. The story might have been told at half the length of this listen. Book #2 in the series, let's go to book #3.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A little too far fetched - the only thing I liked about the book is that it forced me to get the atlas out.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an enjoyable story about the Aztec civilization and its origins. Full of symbolism, the puzzle becomes tedious at times, but Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood relieve the tedium by inserting another action scene just in time to save the Fargos from sudden elimination. Volcano eruptions, island invasions and government corruptions combine to give readers an exciting and suspenseful story. LOST EMPIRE will make fans of the series hungry for the next installment.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story involves a lost Confederate ship whose captain may have found the origins of the Aztec people. The main characters are the husband and wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo. The Fargos travel from Tanzania to Zanzibar, Madagascar to Indonesia, with several trips in between to Southern California where they draw upon the computer skills of their research staff led by Selma. Along the way, they are threatened by assorted villains. Yet, I never got the feeling that they were ever IN danger, since they always managed to escape, with a few scratches and bruises. Then, they'd just meagerly continue on to their next capture and beating. After all, Indiana Jones never died...he always managed to escape the most outrageous cliffhanging dangers. So, too, do the Fargos manage with minor injuries...including Remi being shot in her leg. Something which only manages to slightly incapacitate her.
My main complaint is that even with all this excitement within the very predictable plot, I felt no excitement or care for it. I won't be continuing with this series, but I am going to give his Dirk Pitt series a try. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was first introduced to the characters, Sam and Remi Fargo, in Spartan Gold. It was an awesome read, and using a married couple as the protagonists worked very well. Perhaps what I liked even more was that they came across as down-to-earth capable people and Cussler had them resolve edge-of-the-seat scenes without becoming TV ridiculous.In Lost Empire, Sam and Remi are on vacation doing what they love to do – diving. Naturally they discover something – in this case a ship’s bell from a Confederate warship that had no business being where it was – that sends up a red flare for the bad guys who do not want certain historical matters to come to light.From discoveries on the east coast of Africa to a pitched battle at the Fargo’s estate on the California coast, this tale is well paced and exciting. Unlike many of Cusslers other novels, the reader doesn’t have to stretch their imagination beyond believable. That alone makes it an excellent read.What’s also nice is the editing was better than I see with most Cussler novels.For Cussler fans, this is an excellent read. For adventure readers who like a little science fiction and innovative use of technology, also very good. For mystery readers, the unraveling of the mystery is innovative.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed this story but unfortunately I got the abridged version. I think the story would have been more developed if I had gotten the unabridged version. I do recommend this story to people who like Cussler's style of writing.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5An alright book. It was mildly entertaining, the only thing that I find so predictable about C. Cussler books is that 1)His heroes are always rich., powerful, good looking, people who make either history changing or Super Secret Squirrel government toppling discoveries. And 2.) he is always making a cameo in the book someplace. The titles seem to change but the stories are always the same. This is the 1st book of his that I read in a very long time. And I have to say that I haven't missed anything while I was away.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a bit different from other Cussler books. Usually the story line is the good guts trying to foil an evil villian's plot to take over some giant industry. However, this storyline involves the good guys trying to discover the origin of the Aztec empire. In doing so, they may depose the president of Mexico. I enjoyed the book and found myself googling several items that appear in the story to fin out more about those items and if they are real or made up by the authors.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sam and Remi just failed to grab me the way that Dirk and Al did. It is hard to tell the exact thing that made this book worse than others by Clive Cussler, but it just seemed to lack the intensity of his other works.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book does make me wonder hor much is Cussler and how much Blackwood. A sketched map on page 313 places the Pacific Ocean west of Africa and east of South America. A slip or an intended error?
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A preposterous tale, completely unrealistic and so over-plotted it was difficult to follow. But it was still fun and I did enjoy it - sort of.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sam and Remi are believable as treasure hunters but this book seems to lack some of the drive of Cusslers other books. A good but not great read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is standard Cliver Cussler fair. The Fargos are a pair of treasure hunters that make Indiana Jones look like he is standing still. They rewrite world history in a matter of weeks, find everything they are looking for on the first try, and always escape the bad guys. They are philanthropic, smart, and gushingly in love. It is not the most thought provoking book, but it is a good, solid adventure with some interesting ideas. The only reason I give it only three stars is that it doesn't really stand out from Cussler's other works.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Characters Sam and Remi Fargo take Clive Cussler's adventurous style into a National Treasure style travel hunt. Frankly, these books are just fun and different enough from Clive's other adventures to make them a great read.